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H. L. G. MOORE.

Patentemug, 15, 1916.`

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H. L. G. MOORE.

EGG HOLDER AND CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1913.

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HERBERT L. G. MOORE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EGG HOLDER AND CARRIER.

Application led April 12, 1913.

T 0 'all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT L. G. yMOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond IIill, in the borough of Queens, city and State of New York, have invented an Improvement inrEgg Holders and Carriers, of which the following is a specification.V y

Y My invention relates to holders and carriers for eggs, and its object is to provide .spaced apart safety pockets for the eggs with intermediate cushioning members, so that the eggs are protected from Contact with one another and from injury or breakage should the holder come into forcible contact with another object, or be carelessly handled in transportation. l

rEhe details of construction and operation of the invention are hereinafter particularly described.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a single tray or holder constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a blank from which one half of the tray illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 is cut. Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank from which the other half of the tray illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 is cut. Fig. 5 is a plan view of two of such trays or holders arranged side by side in a box or receptacle, with an intervening partition. Fig. G is a side elevation showing how the'eggs are packed in my improved holder and carrier for transportation in comparatively small quantities. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section showing how the eggs are packed in my improved holder and carrier for transportation in larger quantities. Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a slight modification in the formation cf the buffers or cushioning members, and Fig. 9 is a view of the holder in a folded condition 1 indicates the egg pockets, and 2 the intermediate buffers or cushioning members.

The side walls of the egg pockets 1 convergefrom the top downward, while the side walls of the buffers 2 converge from the bottom upward. These combined pockets and buffers are made of card or straw board, or

other suitable material, cut and shaped from two blanks 3 and 1, illustrated in Figs. 3 and 1. Inclined slots 5 are cut in these blanks, and they are also scored on the lines 6. The blank 3 is bent in one direction on the first score line 6, in the opposite direc- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

Serial N o. 760,578.

tionV on the next score line 6, and so on, while the blank f1 is similarly bent on the score lines 6 but in opposite directions toV the bends on the score lines 6 of the blank.

The end fiap 7 of the blank 3 is provided with a slot 8, while the-fiap 9 at Athe'other end ofthe blank 3 is cutaway to forma tongue 10. The end flap 11 of the blank 4 is providedwith a slot 12, while the flap 13 at the other endof the blanks is Vcut away to form a tongue 11. In each of the blanks 3 and 4 have beenl bent on'the score lines 6 as aforesaid, they are joined together by bringing the slots 5 in one blank opposite the corresponding slots 5 in the other blank and pressing the blanks together, so that the solid portion of oneblank in line with its slots will enter the slotsin the other blank and the two members will thus be firmly held together as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 5, V(i, and 8. The tongue 14 on the blanket is then inserted inthe slot 8 of the iiap 7 on the blank 3 and the tongue 10 on the blank 3 is inserted in the slot 12 of the flap 11 on the blank 4 whereby a triangular buffer is formed at each end of the tray or holder, the tongues 10 and-M being bent over on the outer surfaces of the respective flaps 7 and 11, with the notches 18 caught over the lower edges of the respective slots 8 and 12. Y

In the preferred form of my invention', as particularly shown in Figs. 2 and 5. the buffers 2 are of such size and formation that when the holder is in position to receive the eggs in the pockets 1, the lower ends of the oppositely bent sides of the buffers extend in exact alinement with the upper ends of the oppositely bent sides of the egg pockets. Thus when a single tray or holder is placed within a box 17 the lower ends of the oppositely bent sides of the buffers'2, and the -upper ends of the oppositely bent sides of the egg pockets 1 will bear against the inner surface of the sides of the box and prevent any tendency of'collapseinthe holder, thus preventing'any undue pressure of the pockets upon the eggs. The triangular buffers at the respective ends of the tray or holder also assist in this respect, while they further take up any jar upon the ends of the box. l/Vhen two or Vmore trays or holders are placed side by side within a box 17, I employ intervening partitions 15 as shown in Fig. 5, so that the projecting ends oit the bent sides of the pockets 1 and buffers 2 will bear against such partitions in the same manner that they bear against the inner surfaces of the sides of the box and with the saine effect.

Nhile I prefer to make the buffers 2 all of the same size for the reasons set forth, it is not absolutely necessary to do so, as I have found that by making one buffer in the center of the tray, the same size of the pockets 1, and making the remaining bu'ers orF smaller dimensions, the tendency to collapse will be prevented. Such Va formation is illustrated in Fig. S. Y

In packing eggs for transportation, I employ two of the trays or holders for each row of eggs, one tray being inverted and placed over the other after the eggs have Y been placed in the lower tray or holder,

the pockets in the upper tray being placed directly over and in alinement with the pockets in the lower tray and each covering one half of the eggs, the bottom, top, sides and ends of the box retaining the trays in their proper relation to each other. And in cases where two or more rows are placed in a box side by side, the partitions 15 act in a similar manner.

It will be seen that when the eggs 16 are placed in the pockets 1, the top, bottom and middle portions of the eggs are out of contact with the walls of the pockets, and that therefore, should pressure be applied to the pockets in rough handling or in transportation, lit will not be transmitted to the walls of the eggs, and danger of breakage from this cause is prevented, and any force from a blow on the outside of the box 17 containing my improved trays or carriers will be sustained by the walls of the box and taken up by the buffers 2 intervening between the pockets containing the eggs. For the purpose of exhibiting eggs in retail stores, and protecting the same from damage while so doing, one or more trays may be placed in a box 17, but where more than one tray is employed, it is preferred to arrange the partition 15 between the trays. For exhibition purposes it is not necessary to employ an inverted holder to cover one beneath, but where the eggs are to be delivered, or transported by mail or express, I employ the inverted holders above the lower rows of holders as illustrated in Fig. 6.

In cases where eggs are to be transported in considerable quantities, I arrange the holders within a box or case in such manner that the lower trays havinginverted trays covering the upper portions of the eggs, are spaced apart a sutlicient distance to allow additional rows of trays to be placed'be tween the inclined walls of the `inverted trays, as illustrated in Fig. 7. In such cases it is preferable that all the buffers be of oorresponding size and shape with the pockets.

In shipping my improved trays or holders to dealers, they may be packed in very large quantities with great economy of space, as they may be packed in the form Vshown in Figs. 3 and 4, without being assembled, or they may be assembled as shownV in Fig. 1 and folded or collapsedl as illustrated in Fig. 9, it only being necessary to release the notches 1S and withdraw the tongues 10 and 1l from the slotsy 8 and 12, to render the trays capable of folding after being assembled.

I claim as my invention:

1. An egg tray comprising a plurality of alternating pockets and builers, the central buffer being of the same dimensions as the pockets, the other buffers being of smaller dimensions, and a triangular buffer at each end of the tray.

2. An egg tray composed of two elongated strips interlocked in zig-zag orm to provide a single row of pockets having converging walls and intermediate buffers having walls converging in an opposite direction to the walls of the pockets.

3. An egg tray composed of two elongated strips each provided with spaced inclined slots and bent in opposite zig-zag form, said strips being united by means of said slots to form a plurality of pockets having converging walls and intermediate buiifers having walls converging in an opposite direction to the walls of the pockets.

et. An egg tray composed of two members interlocked in zig-zag form producing a plurality of pockets having four converging walls with intervening buffers.

V5. An egg tray composed of two members interlocked and producing a plurality of pockets, each having four converging walls with intervening buffers.

Signed by me this 7th day of April, 1913. HERBERT L. Gr. MOORE. Witnesses:

BERTHA M. ALLEN, J. B. LE BLANC.

Copies o1 this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

. Washington, D. C. 

